Doris Selena Brown

May 09, 2002

HAMPTON — Doris Selena Brown departed this life on Monday, May 6, 2002. Born in Millen, Ga., on Oct. 11, 1928, to the late Lawrence C. and Mary Scott Holmes, Mrs. Brown was the widow of Henry Brown Sr.

Left to cherish her memory are four sons, Henry Brown Jr. (Linda) of Charlotte, N.C., and Michael E. Brown, Nathaniel Brown and Robert A. Brown, all of Hampton, Va.; one daughter, Lisa Ball of Newport News, Va.; one stepdaughter, Shirley Holloman, also of Hampton; sisters, Mary Lee Gaston of Freeport, N.Y., Ethel Williams and Wilma Cofield of Newport News, and Grace Kelsey of East Point, Ga.; and three brothers, Robert Holmes of Augusta, Ga., Merrill Holmes of Newport News, Va., and Arnold Holmes of Fairbanks, Alaska. She also will be missed by seven grandchildren and a host of nieces, nephews and loving friends.

A funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, May 10, at Cooke Bros. Funeral Chapel with Rev. D. Charity. Viewing will begin at 1 p.m. today, with a wake service from 6 to 7 p.m. today. Interment will immediately follow service at Oakland Cemetery, Hampton, Va.